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"'''Undone - The Sweater Song'''" is the first single | "'''Undone - The Sweater Song'''" is the first single ever released by [[Weezer]]. It was the fifth track and first single from ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Rivers said of the song, "I took typing, Psych 101, and English 101 that semester. It was in my English class that I heard the analogy of the unraveling sweater. Dr. Eisenstein used the image to demonstrate the effectiveness of focused thesis statement in an essay. “All I have to do is hold a single thread in your sweater and it will unravel as you walk away.” | Lead singer [[Rivers Cuomo]] has commented many times on this song. He said of the song, "I took typing, Psych 101, and English 101 that semester. It was in my English class that I heard the analogy of the unraveling sweater. Dr. Eisenstein used the image to demonstrate the effectiveness of focused thesis statement in an essay. “All I have to do is hold a single thread in your sweater and it will unravel as you walk away.” | ||
Additionally Cuomo has stated, "'Undone' is the feeling you get when the train stops and the little guy comes knockin' on your door. It was supposed to be a sad song, but everyone thinks it’s hilarious." | |||
The original concept for the dialogue spoken in the song was to juxtapose an upbeat person and a depressed person having a conversation. At some point during the recording of various demos of the song early in the band's existence, they decided to allow longtime friend of the band, [[Karl Koch|Karl]], to insert various sound clips into the song, creating a collage of left-and-right-speaker nonsense. This concept was carried through the recording of ''[[The Blue Album]]'', but [[Geffen Records]] were wary of the cost of licensing the samples, and put a halt to that version. In the eleventh hour, a spoken version of dialogue was recorded at the Amherst house, by then-bassist [[Matt Sharp]] and Karl, as well as an "intermission" set of dialogue between Karl and one of the founding members of Weezer's official fan club and early supporter of the band, [[Mykel and Carli Allan|Mykel Allan]]. The tapes were then sent overnight to New York to be 'flown in' to the final mix. Live, these sections usually feature the band talking or quoting other songs. | The original concept for the dialogue spoken in the song was to juxtapose an upbeat person and a depressed person having a conversation. At some point during the recording of various demos of the song early in the band's existence, they decided to allow longtime friend of the band, [[Karl Koch|Karl]], to insert various sound clips into the song, creating a collage of left-and-right-speaker nonsense. This concept was carried through the recording of ''[[The Blue Album]]'', but [[Geffen Records]] were wary of the cost of licensing the samples, and put a halt to that version. In the eleventh hour, a spoken version of dialogue was recorded at the Amherst house, by then-bassist [[Matt Sharp]] and Karl, as well as an "intermission" set of dialogue between Karl and one of the founding members of Weezer's official fan club and early supporter of the band, [[Mykel and Carli Allan|Mykel Allan]]. The tapes were then sent overnight to New York to be 'flown in' to the final mix. Live, these sections usually feature the band talking or quoting other songs. | ||
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==Musical composition== | ==Musical composition== | ||
The song is notable for its seemingly basic chord progression which repeats through the verse and chorus of I, IV, V, IV. However, the song does experience a key change modulation for the guitar solo after the second chorus, modulating from the key of F# Major to A Major, and thus following the same I, IV, V, IV progression. Also, the main guitar lead played over the chords of the intro and the outro contains a raised second pitch which resolves to the third. This accidental within the key gives the song an off-note and perceivably quirky feel to it. | The song is notable for its seemingly basic chord progression which repeats through the verse and chorus of I, IV, V, IV. However, the song does experience a key change modulation for the guitar solo after the second chorus, modulating from the key of F# Major to A Major, and thus following the same I, IV, V, IV progression. Also, the main guitar lead played over the chords of the intro and the outro contains a raised second pitch which resolves to the third. This accidental within the key gives the song an off-note and perceivably quirky feel to it. | ||
==Fan Reception== | |||
Undone is one of Weezer's most popular songs. It is praised as a quirky, nerdy song and helped align Weezer with the genre of nerd rock. It reached 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100 List of 1994. Die hard Weezer fans have also almost universally praised this song, as is shown by its ranking as "The Very Best" by [[Teenage Victory Songs]], a popular Weezer songblog. | |||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
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Woo-ooo-woo (x24)</lyrics> | Woo-ooo-woo (x24)</lyrics> | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | |||
*[[The 50 song project]] | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://tvs.soymilkrevolution.com/?p=372 Teenage Victory Songs entry for "Undone - The Sweater Song"] | |||
[[Category: Weezer songs]] | [[Category: Weezer songs]] | ||
[[Category: Weezer singles]] | [[Category: Weezer singles]] | ||
[[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]] | [[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]] | ||